28 April (9 May) 1791 in the Tauride Palace was held a solemn feast on the occasion of capture of the Turkish fortress of Izmail by Russian commander A. V. Suvorov.
On May 8, 1945 at 22:43 Central European time (May 9, 00:43 Moscow time) in the town of Karlskhorte near Berlin was signed the German Instrument of Surrender.